Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway

The Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway is a high-speed railway line. It was built in stages and completed on 28 December 2016.[1] It is part of the CRH's system of passenger-dedicated lines, beginning in Shanghai and ending in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province. Following a fairly similar route to the older "conventional" Shanghai–Kunming Railway, the Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway passes through four more provincial capitals, the cities of Hangzhou, Nanchang, Changsha, and Guiyang.[2]

Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway 沪昆高速铁路
Overview
Type	High-speed rail
Status	Operating
Locale	Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guizhou, and Yunnan
Termini	Shanghai Hongqiao Kunming South
Stations	55
Operation
Opened	28 December 2016
Owner	China Railway
Operator(s)	China Railway High-speed
Technical
Line length	2,066 km (1,284 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	350 km/h (220 mph)
Route map km elev Jinghu HSR from Beijing South Huning HSR from Nanjing 0 Shanghai Hongqiao Shanghai South Hukun Railway 31 Songjiang South 48 Jinshan North 67 Jiashan South 84 Jiaxing South 112 Tongxiang 133 Haining West 144 Yuhang Ninghang HSR from Nanjing South 159 Hangzhou East Hangzhou Shanghai–Kunming railway New Qianjiang railway bridge 172 Hangzhou South Hangyong HSR to Ningbo Hangzhang-Hangzhou South passing loop Hanghuang HSR Huangshan North 225 Zhuji 268 Yiwu Jinliwen HSR to Wenzhou South 320 Jinhua 364 Longyou 398 Quzhou 428 Jiangshan Shanghai Group Nanchang Group 466 Yushan South Hefu HSR Hefei South – Fuzhou 500 Shangrao 560 Yiyang 601 Yingtan North 644 Fuzhou East 683 Jinxian South Changjiu HSR from Jiujiang 741 Nanchang West Xiangpu Railway to Fuzhou and Putian 788 Gao'an 868 Xinyu North 917 Yichun 978 Pingxiang North Nanchang Group Guangzhou Group 1007 Liling East Jingguangshengang HSR from Wuhan and Beijing West 1083 Changsha South Jingguangshengang HSR to Hengyang East and Guangzhou South 1109 Xiangtan North 1149 Shaoshan South 1208 Loudi South 1260 Shaoyang North 1297 Xinhua South 1354 Xupu South Huaihua–Hengyang railway from Hengyang East 1415 Huaihua South 1449 Zhijiang 1503 Xinhuang West Guangzhou Group Chengdu Group 1007 Liling East 1510 Dazongping yard 1522 Tongren South 1570 Sansui 1662 Kaili South 1729 Guiding North Chenggui Railway HSR from Leshan 1779 Guiyang East Yugui HSR from Guiyang North 1789 Guiyang North Guiguang HSR to Guangzhou South Gui'an Guinan HSR to Nanning East 1844 Pingba South 1890 Anshun West 1935 Guanling 2009 Pu'anxian 2040 Panzhou Chengdu Group Kunming Group 2072 Fuyuan North 2124 Qujing North 2200 Songming Nankun HSR to Kunming 2252 Kunming South Kunming–Yuxi–Hekou railway to Yuxi South and Hekou Nankun HSR to Nanning

Status

The entire line is operational. The last section, Guiyang–Kunming, was opened on 28 December 2016. In November 2017, Chinese media reported that traffic safety was endangered due to quality issues with the construction; furthermore, the construction company committed fraud and illegal subcontracting. On some sections, operational speeds were reduced from 300 kilometres per hour (190 mph) to 70 kilometres per hour (43 mph), due to gravely shoddy construction, confirmed by the state media.[3][4]

Components

Section	Description	Designed speed (km/h)	Length (km)	Construction start date	Open date
Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway	HSR Corridor connecting East, Central and Southwest China. It consists of three sections connecting Shanghai, Hangzhou, Changsha and Kunming.	350	2,066	2009-02-26	2016-12-28
Shanghai–Hangzhou section (Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway)	HSR connecting Shanghai and Hangzhou.	350	150	2009-02-26	2010-10-26
Hangzhou–Changsha section (Hangzhou–Changsha high-speed railway)	HSR connecting Hangzhou & Changsha, via Nanchang.	350	933	2009-12-22	Hangzhou–Nanchang Section: 2014-12-10[5] Nanchang–Changsha Section: 2014-09-16[6]
Changsha–Kunming section (Changsha–Kunming high-speed railway)	HSR connecting Changsha & Kunming	350	1,175	2010-03-26	Changsha–Xinhuang Section: 2014-12-16[7] Xinhuang-Guiyang Section: 2015-06-18 Guiyang-Kunming section: 2016-12-28

Hukun HSR map to scale

References

1. "Shanghai-Kunming line section starts operation". China.org.cn. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
2. 沪昆高铁设址长沙南站 长沙成中国首个高铁枢纽城市 (in Chinese). 5 March 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
3. "沪昆高铁个别隧道存严重质量问题 危及行车安全 铁总通报". 15 November 2017.
4. "中国沪昆高铁贵州段遭爆建造"豆腐渣"隧道". 14 November 2017.
5. Hangzhou-Changsha high-speed rail starts operating 10 December 2014
6. Nanchang - Changsha high speed line opens 16 September 2014
7. Changsha–Huaihua high-speed line opens, 19 December 2014